Who would have thought a walk through Dovedale last week would have lead me to deciding on entering a marathon this year ?

Last week the dog and I went for a long walk along the popular river Dove from Ilam to Milldale. I had a little mooch around the village and spotted a flyer for the Leaden Boot Challenge in May. I didn’t even think twice, I just thought “I’ll do that. A mile of climbing over 26.2 miles that’s fine. Beautiful part of the world. Why not ?”.

So I have entered, 18th May is the date which gives me a few months to work on some sort of fitness regime that will get me there. You can walk the challenge if you want but whether you choose to walk or run you need to complete it within the twelve hour time limit. Last years winner had a…

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